Robert II of Burgundy

Robert II of Burgundy (1248-21 March 1306) was the Duke of Burgundy from 1272 to 1306, succeeding Hugh IV of Burgundy and preceding Hugh V of Burgundy.

Biography
Robert was born in 1248 to Hugh IV of Burgundy and Yolande of Dreux, and he married Agnes Capet, the daughter of Louis IX of France. In 1272 he became the duke of Burgundy, and in 1284 Emperor Rudolf of Germany invested him as the Duke of Dauphine. However, King Philip IV of France fought Robert for two years before paying him 20,000 livres to renounce the claim. His daughter Joan of Burgundy would marry Philip VI of France.